Agenda - EDC 503 Su 2014 - 2014-06-26

Agenda

• Describe the course goals, assignments, tools, etc.
• Describe Recent History of Ed Reform

Activities

• (15) Opening
  • Skim the following stories...
    • Barrington Student Won't Graduate
    • Arne Duncan on Special Education
  • Be prepared to describe connections and questions that you see.
• (30) Overview of Course Syllabus an Schedule
• (50) Evernote Challenge (Day 2)
• (50) Investigation: How is the Game of School (GOS) relevant to our understanding of American Public Education?
  • Summarize main GOS ideas
  • What GOS experiences have been shared by past students?
• (10) Break
• (20) Introduction to RSS Feeds
  • What is RSS?
  • Create a Feedly account
  • Subscribe to at least 5 of the following (Finish at home)
    • Education Next, American Enterprise Institute, Diane Ravitch, Larry Cuban, Mercedes Schneider, Gary Rubenstein, NYT Education Section, Huffington Post Education Section, Washington Post Education Blog.
• (50) Ravitch: Recent History of Ed Reform
  • Create a timeline based on reading.
  • Bonus: Jay's Education Timeline
• (10) Close

For Next Time...

• See our online schedule in sidebar for each night's assignments.